"We’re happy. It was a good tournament," Baby Joey’s Boxing Club manager Jose Luis Garcia said. "It was packed. There were hundreds of boxers. They fought some very good opposition here and beat them. It wasn’t easy but it was worth it. Laredo was very well represented over here."

Emilio Garcia is preparing to defend his title at the Ringside World Championships and is heading in on a high note. He beat Trinidad Vargas Sunday to win the 114-pound intermediate 13-14 division.

Emilio’s younger brother Roy Garcia backed up his Junior Olympic title and No. 1 national ranking with another championship. He won in the 75-pound peewee 9-10 division beating Kayson M. Jones. He won two years ago at the Ringside World Championships and is training for a repeat performance.

"They did awesome," Garcia said. "They fought very well. They looked good. They are ready. It was a good tune-up for our next tournament."

Jaime Jasso advanced to the finals in the 114-pound junior 15-16 division and finished in second place. Derek Espinoza also advanced to the finals but his opponent didn’t show up on Sunday.

"They consider him a winner, but he doesn’t really feel like a winner because he wanted to fight," Garcia said.

The 17th annual Ringside World Championships are July 24-29 at the Silverstein Eye Centers Arena in Independence, Missouri. Baby Joey’s Boxing Club will be kicking its training up a notch in preparation to bring home more belts.

"It’s going to go well for us," Garcia said. "We are going to step up our training and go harder to get ready for that tournament. We’re going to have sessions in the morning and the afternoon. It will be a mini training camp for two weeks. That will help us give it our best over there."